Barcelona are more than a club and last night we saw so much more than a
victory. The 4-0 massacre of AC Milan was a roar of defiance that made the
world bow once more before one of the great club sides of all time.

This was not a final, not even a quarter-final, but it was an evening that
went into Catalan legend, an “I was there” occasion for the Barcelona culés
as Lionel Messi led a rout that did not just crush Milan, and spectacularly
recast the Champions League odds, but mocked a million doubters.